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Webster 1913 Edition


Ineffable

In-ef′fa-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
ineffabilis
: cf. F.
ineffable
. See
In-
not, and
Effable
,
Fame
.]
Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable;
as, the
ineffable
joys of heaven
.
Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse
ineffable
contentment over the soul.
Beattie.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ineffable

INEF'FABLE

,
Adj.
[L. ineffabilis; in and effabilis, from effor, to speak.] Unspeakable; unutterable; that cannot be expressed in words; usually in a good sense; as the ineffable joys of heaven; the ineffable glories of the Deity.